The network would allow Amazon to give users access to Internet without relying on a traditional carrier like Verizon or AT&T. It was using wireless spectrum controlled by satellite company Globalstar Inc in its tests.

It's unclear if Amazon is going to moved beyond the testing phase, says Bloomberg.

Globalstar wants to convert its satellite spectrum to terrestrial spectrum to provide "Wi-Fi-like services," Bloomberg reports. It would then license out some of that spectrum.